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Field Diaries

Writing from 30 years at the frontier of development finance — credit guarantee schemes, MSME access to finance, and the people behind the businesses.

Tarek Kamal, PMP, MBA

Principal · Infiniti Advisory

12 articles published

All MSME Finance 8 Financial Risk Mitigation 6 Climate Finance 3 Human Resources Development 2 Financial Inclusion 1

Financial Risk Mitigation MSME Finance

Minimize Risk: Finance MSMEs

Even as excessive levels of competition erode interest rate spreads, financial institutions continue to flock to what they consider safe space, namely loans to large businesses. As spreads decline, financial institutions have...

Financial Risk Mitigation

7 articles

Financial Risk Mitigation

MSMEs: Always All In!

When an MSME reaches out to financial institutions for a loan to grow their business, the financial institution...

Sep 27, 2020 3 min read

Financial Risk Mitigation

Hardcore Overdraft is like a Debt Addiction

Not many people, not even many bankers, have heard the term hardcore overdraft, but it is a thing....

Aug 11, 2017 5 min read

Financial Risk Mitigation

Pump Up The MFS Volume: Mandate Interoperability Now!

Mobile Financial Services (MFS) is fairly active in Bangladesh but the cost of transactions and the level of...

Aug 2, 2017 3 min read

Climate Finance

Financing the Chors (River Islands) of Bangladesh

This is a follow up to a previous note, The Chors (River Islands) of Bangladesh: A Real Challenge...

Apr 25, 2017 6 min read

Climate Finance

The Chors (River Islands) of Bangladesh: A Real Challenge for the Financial Services Sector

Photo credit: Tarek Kamal; Map: Google Maps

Aug 11, 2016 3 min read

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